M/B: MSI KT3 Ultra 2 Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2100+ RAM: 256 MB PC2700 Graphics: Gainward GF4 Ti 4200 Ultra 650 XP 128MB DDR. Monitor: 17 in Belinea 10 70 65 PSU: Enermax 350W When the system boots there is absolutely no display on the monitor even during POST. There appears to be no signal as orange light on monitor remains on. However the system boots normally into Windows 98 and I have to shut down 'blind from the keyboard. The Gainward card appears to be recognised OK (no abnormal beeps and indicator lights connected to MSI M/board are all green). The fan on the card is spinning but no display. There is no problem with the Belinea monitor as it works fine if I replace my previous graphics card (Matrox G400 Max). This is getting very frustrating. ANY IDEAS? MANY THANKS

NEW computer parts like video cards can be BAD from the get go, new doesn't mean GOOD all the time..oh! uninstall your drivers in the device manager, then shut down *DO not* reboot at that time, then put the new card in and see if you get a dispaly? see the current drivers may be freaking out the new card.

Have tried complete uninstall of Matrox drivers but still no joy.

hello try anther card. try booting to safe mode look in device manager for errors and i/o irq conflicts and shareing problems try card in anther pci slot. try reassinging i/o irq,s if its a problem in device manager. if you had on board vidio it must be disabled in bios and or jumper on mobo